Community college board works to fix problems

The board that oversees Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges has started to settle on what its job is and what it isnt, hoping to keep trustees from micromanaging.

Peter Sezzi, president of the academic senate for Ventura College, addresses the Ventura County Community College District board Wednesday night at the district office in Ventura about a document that he and other members of the faculty senate were asked to sign.

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John Didion, executive vice chancellor of human resources and educational services for the Rancho Santiago Community College District, participates in a special meeting of the Ventura County Community College District board to specify and correct problem areas that put the district colleges on probation for accreditation. The meeting was held Wednesday night at the district office in Ventura.

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Arturo Hernandez (from left), Dianne Badoud McKay and Bernardo M. Perez are a part of a special meeting of the Ventura County Community College District board on how to correct problem areas that put the district's colleges on probation.

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John Didion, executive vice chancellor of human resources and educational services for the Rancho Santiago Community College District, participates in a special meeting of the Ventura County Community College District board to specify and correct problem areas that put the district colleges on probation for accreditation.

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Ernest Stein listens Wednesday in a special meeting of the Ventura County Community College District board to specify and make a plan to correct problem areas that put the district's colleges on probation.